Padma Lakshmi Shares Her Chile Verde with White Beans Recipe

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticAs TV’s flagship reality shows grow up and evolve — and, in many cases, face down the production changes imposed by COVID — their hosts do, too.

Padma Lakshmi has been a fixture in the food world for years, thanks in large part to her role as the host of Bravo’s Top Chef, and now stars are sharing what they love about the culinary queen by recalling some of their favorite memories with her.For Modern Family alum Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who has a passion for food and even runs his own food blog with pal Julie Tanous, 49-year-old Lakshmi’s ability to make people feel comfortable in the kitchen is part of what makes her so lovable.“Padma and

Padma Lakshmi has been part of the professional food industry for more than two decades but had yet to see anything highlighting immigrants. So, she created it with Taste the Nation.“I’m always interested in the kind of food and yet, in mainstream media, we have not really had this kind of coverage,” Lakshmi, 49, tells Us Weekly in the latest issue.

Padma Lakshmi is standing up for women and minorities who work in the food industry.

4th of July is on (just about) everyone’s mind! Google recently shared tons of search data related to America’s birthday with Us Weekly, and it’s clear that people are more than ready to celebrate the holiday, though the festivities might look a little different this year given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The data, which covered the period from June 18 to June 25 in the United States, showed that Americans are planning to mark the special occasion in a myriad of ways.

Padma Lakshmi is doing everything she can to change how American food is defined. She’d like to also see some changes in the culinary world — and she can’t do it alone.“The professional food industry is one of the most male-dominated sectors of our society.

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Audrey Cleo Yap Padma Lakshmi has played host to more than a few good meals as she fronts Bravo’s “Top Chef,” and executive produces and hosts Hulu’s “Taste the Nation.” But right now, she is mourning the loss of director Joel Schumacher.

Padma Lakshmi‘s unabashed love of food is clear in everything she eats in a day. While the Love, Loss, and What We Ate author does have a couple of staples in her diet, such as tea and apples with peanut butter, her eating regimen varies depending on whether or not she’s filming Top Chef.When she’s working on the Bravo show, for example, Lakshmi, 49, tries not to eat too much food.

Sadie Robertson recently gave a tour of her “favorite place in the world” — AKA her family’s large Louisiana abode — and shared some sweet wedding memories along the way.“It is the most peaceful, beautiful home,” the Duck Dynasty alum, 23, said in a recent video for Today’s new series My Happy Place.

Hurricane Chris, known for the song “A Bay Bay,” has been arrested on a murder charge in Louisiana.The rapper, whose real name is Christopher Dooley Jr., was arrested early Friday (June 19) on one count each of second-degree murder and illegal possession of stolen things, Shreveport Police said in a news release. Dooley, 31, of Shreveport, was being held without bond at the city jail.

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Rap artist Hurricane Chris, known for the hit “A Bay Bay,” has been arrested on a murder charge in Louisiana.

Padma Lakshmi is no stranger to speaking her mind. As the Emmy-nominated host of, Bravo’s reality food competition, which is now in its 17th season, she’s guided viewers through quick fires and elimination challenges all the while letting everyone know just what she thinks of the contestants’ various dishes.

What’s your family’s story of immigration?My mom was escaping an abusive marriage in India; she had a nursing degree, which was in high demand, so she came over on a professional visa and later became the head nurse of radiation therapy at Sloan Kettering. She came to the U.S.